Laram Quta (Sud Yungas)

This article is about the lake in the Sud Yungas Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Laram Quta (disambiguation).
Laram Quta
Location Bolivia,
La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province
Coordinates 16°33′20″S 67°49′10″W / 16.55556°S 67.81944°W / -16.55556; -67.81944Coordinates: 16°33′20″S 67°49′10″W / 16.55556°S 67.81944°W / -16.55556; -67.81944

Laram Quta (Aymara larama blue, quta lake,[1] "blue lake", also spelled Laram Kkota) is a lake in the Cordillera Real in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Sud Yungas Province, Irupana Municipality. It lies south of the mountain Mururata. Laram Quta is situated south-west of the lakes Artisa Pata (Arteza Pata) and Artisa Quta (Arteza Kkota). The lakes north-west of it are named Qillwa Quta ("gull lake", Kellhua Kkota) and Ch'iyar Quta ("black lake", Chiar Kkota) which is the small one next to Laram Quta.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Milluni 6044-III
  3. ↑ "Irupana". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved November 2, 2014. (unnamed)


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